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Sarah Bacot ’13 of Diamondhead, Miss., has been named a Watson Fellow.

Rhodes junior Brian Tchang has been selected to receive a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study in South Korea this summer. The CLS Program is extremely selective with more than 4,900 applications submitted for the 2013 program. 

Sarah Lacy,  journalist and media entrepreneur, will headline a conference in Nashville showcasing some of the fastest-growing startups in Southeastern states.

If there is anything that the entire Rhodes population could agree on, it’s that the only thing better than eating delicious food is eating delicious food in the comfort of your bed. Luckily, Memphis had got us covered in terms of awesome take-out locations, giving us the ability to enjoy a high quality meal while never taking our eyes off of Netflix. So read on and embrace your gluttonous nature.

1. Young Avenue Deli

One of Rhodes' more intriguing programs on campus is the Deaf Literacy Fellowship. The fellowship is in its third year and has four fellows each year.

It is not every class at Rhodes where a student may be listening to relaxing music with classmates one day and playing drums with toddlers the next. But such was the case for students in Professor Mona Kreitner’s Fall 2012 course titled “Music and Healing.” The experiential learning aspect of the course required students to volunteer in the community at either The Parkview, an independent learning community for senior citizens, or Hope House, a non-profit which assists children and adults impacted by HIV and AIDS.

The Bridge, a new street paper bridging the gap for the homeless and run by Rhodes students, is featured in Inside Higher Ed this week.

Rhodes student Ailsa Bryce ‘15 recently presented her scholarly work at the Association for Core Texts and Courses (ACTC) Student Conference, held at Shimer College in Chicago.

Congratulations to new members of The Torch Chapter of Mortar Board inducted Sunday, March 24.

Mortar Board selects rising seniors who have demonstrated achievement in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership and Service.

They are:

The Rhodes College A team went undefeated to win this past weekend’s 24-team opening round of the National Championship Tournament held in the Shelby County Court House and sponsored by the American Mock Trial Association. For an unprecedented 27th consecutive year, Rhodes will be sending a mock trial team to the finals.

Rhodes also joined the Universities of California-Berkeley, Virginia, Duke, Tufts, and California-Irvine as the only schools to qualify both their teams. Rhodes College B captured the college’s second bid.